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Deborah A Dougherty, Ph.D.

Deborah A Dougherty, Ph.D.

Chair and Professor of Modern Language - Spanish
Joined Alma College Faculty in 1996
323 Swanson Academic Center
(989) 463-7170
Office Hours: MWF 9:30-10:30, Th 10:00-12:00, also by appointment
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Education

  • Ph.D., Spanish, Michigan State University (1993)
  • M.A., Spanish, Michigan State University (1988)
  • B.A., Spanish, Aquinas College (1986)

Research Interests

Literary Translation, Hispanic Women's Literature, Liberal Arts Education

Recent Courses Taught

Selected Book Publications

  • Josefina Leyva, Translator Deborah Dougherty.  Ruth, The One Who Fled The Bible..  University Press of the South.  September 1, 2006.
  • Deborah A Dougherty.  Heroes: Death Denied in Selected Dramas of the Golden Age.  University Press of the South.  2000.

Selected Articles

  • Deborah A Dougherty, Ph.D..  "Voices and Echoes: The English Translation of _Rut, la que huyó de la Biblia_."  Translation Review.  2005, No. 69, 71-75  December 2005.

Recent Presentations

  • "Of Queens and Scapegoats: The Sacrificial Bride in El Conde Partinuplés."  Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters.  Kalamazoo, MI.  March 7, 2008.
  • Jennifer Hamlow, Dianne De Salvo, Susan Mrgan, Alicia Stanley.  "Teach Globally, Act Locally: How Faculty Can Help Campus Internationalization Efforts."  NAFSA: Association of International Educators.  Kalamazoo, MI.  November 8, 2007.
  • "Voices and Echoes: The English Translation of Rut, la que huyó de la Biblia. XXVII Simposio Internacional de Literatura, Montevideo, Uruguay, August 7-11, 2006."  Instituto Literario y Cultural Hispánico.  Montevideo, Uruguay.  August 7-11, 2006.
  • "(Con)texts: Coherence between Author, Translator and Reader."  Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters.  Oakland University.  March 3, 2006.
  • ""A Poetic License to Translate: Extension of Metaphor in the English Translation of Rut, la que huyó de la Biblia." Michigan Academy, Eastern Michigan University, March 5, 2005."  Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters.  Eastern Michigan University.  March 4 & 5, 2005.

Professional Memberships

  • Association of Feminine Hispanic Literature
  • Instituto Literario y Cultural HispÃ�¡nico
  • Comediantes
  • American Literary Translators Association
  • American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese
  • Association of Classical Hispanic Theater

 

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Student Profile

Drew Emge

Drew Emge
Graduation: 2009
Major: POE: International Health
From: Bay City
Interests: Health Professions, Community Service

A Truman Scholarship finalist and Center for Responsible Leadership Fellow, Drew has traveled to South Africa and China studying the HIV/AIDS crisis. The Bay City native intends to use his French minor and POE in International Health to improve AIDS care in Africa, hopefully as a physician with a global public health organization.

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